Medicaid

The truth is that health care is big business, and the primary goal is not necessarily the best patient outcomes.

With today's hyper-partisan politics, it's easy to lose hope that compromise can overcome our biggest challenges. But if six years as a Democratic governor with a Republican legislature has taught me anything, it's that persistence and old fashioned coalition building still matter.

Since 2022, seven states have instituted full abortion bans without extending postpartum Medicaid—a combination experts believe will be deadly for new mothers.

When it comes to a budget showdown in Washington, facts rarely get in the way of a good sound bite, and the reality of what drives our debt and deficits matters far less than the political reality of the parties involved in the debate.

Medicaid is currently required to cover pregnancy-related care for only up to 60 days after birth. This often leads to a maternal coverage gap. Medicaid income eligibility levels for parents can be lower than those for pregnant women, leaving many parents uninsured if they cannot pay for other health insurance through the health insurance marketplace.

Trump is looking to outflank his opponents on cuts to entitlement spending like Medicare and Social Security, knifing his political rivals in the process.

It's long past time for policymakers to get serious about Washington's fiscal course. Congress must enact reforms to federal health programs.

It's time to avert an even greater disaster by preventing millions of eligible families from losing health care because of nothing more than missing paperwork.

"It will be my objective to phase out Social Security," Senator Mike Lee of Utah said while campaigning for his current seat in 2010.

Analysts expect health care costs to be $590 billion higher by 2027 than the projected $5.8 trillion, causing concern for the affordability for patients.

"You should not feel guilty, this is capitalism," a Redditor commented. "Playing fair will only result in us losing."

"President Biden always stands up to bullies. And that's what these extreme MAGA laws and policies do—they bully kids," administration officials said.

Conservatives can win the health care debate, but they must first know where they are going.

When the GOP senator claimed John Roberts was using a "Democrat talking point," the Fox News host pushed back, saying, "No, no, it's in the plan."

While policymakers continue to debate President Joe Biden's health priorities, his health insurance affordability proposals must stay front and center in the "new normal."

The guilty vascular surgeon often billed insurers for procedures never even conducted, court documents show.

California's governor proposed using a budget surplus to provide all immigrants, in the country legally and illegally, with health coverage.

"With the 50 percent price drop of Aduhelm on Jan. 1, there is a compelling basis...to reexamine the previous recommendation," Xavier Becerra said.

Biden's vaccine mandate for health-care workers affect about 10 million Americans.

The new program is estimated to cost $54 million for the first year, with about $9.5 million coming from state dollars and the rest paid with federal financing.

The government doubled its usual health care spending growth rate last year, with extra money going to Medicaid, COVID-19 measures and medical care providers.

Students that have Medicaid will also now be automatically added to the program and be able to receive free or reduced-price meals for lunch and breakfast.

Prison officials say a change in federal rules led them to limit medical parole to only those inmates who are so ill they are hooked to ventilators to breathe.

The Fair Fight Political Action Committee donated a total of $1.34 million to the nonprofit organization RIP Medical Debt to clear the debts.

Fair Fight Action has given money to the non-profit RIP Medical Debt to help more than 108,000 Americans in five states pay their bills.

President Joe Biden wants bipartisan action on increasing the debt limit, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Democrats are on their own.

The Biden administration announced that nursing homes receiving federal Medicare and Medicaid dollars will be required to vaccinate their staff.

"I think there is a lot in this strategy for everyone to like," said state Senator Scott Wiener, the author of the bill. "Most important of all, it works."

Kelli Jones, Governor Mike Parson's spokeswoman, said the administration will "follow the law and will continue to look at how to operationalize the court's order."

Eliminating the Hyde Amendment and covering all pregnancy-related care, including abortion, is critical to achieve true reproductive justice and liberation.